Education

Graves High largest graduating class earns $6.5 million in scholarships

May 29, 2014 at 09:10 am by admin

  Graves County High School's 29th annual commencement will take place in the Eagles' Nest Gymnasium at 6 p.m. Friday, May 30. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Chair seats are rese.... Read More
Agriculture, Home and Garden

Hemp program begins

May 28, 2014 at 12:47 pm by admin

LEXINGTON, Ky. —The University of Kentucky launched its industrial hemp pilot program today when hemp seeds were planted at Spindletop Farm, marking another milestone in the d.... Read More
Agriculture, Home and Garden

Bringing in the seeds, Bringing in the seeds...

May 27, 2014 at 10:55 am by admin

  FRANKFORT, Ky. — The industrial hemp seeds ticketed for pilot research programs in Kentucky finally made it to the state Department of Agriculture headquarters in Frankfort.... Read More
Community and Regional News

Ledbetter Bridge ain't better - it's worse and it's goin' bye bye

May 13, 2014 at 04:21 pm by admin

  Closed bridge to be demolished   Old ‘Ledbetter Bridge’ formerly carried U.S. 60 over Tennessee River     FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 15, 2014) – The Kentucky Transportation C.... Read More
Editorials

Exploiters of Job Losses Paint Wrong Picture of Cause

May 13, 2014 at 02:50 pm by admin

Recent sudden job losses at Kentucky’s last Fruit of the Loom plant in Jamestown and at Toyota’s regional headquarters in Erlanger have hit the state hard. They’ve also promp.... Read More
FrontPage News

Decision to close jail delayed

May 13, 2014 at 02:49 pm by admin

(Clinton, KY) - The Hickman County Detention Center got a short stay of execution on Monday evening when the Fiscal Court voted for a budget which includes the jail remaining.... Read More
Education

Paducah Tilghman ROTC students tour Mayport Naval Base

May 13, 2014 at 02:49 pm by admin

Cadets from the Paducah Tilghman High School Naval Junior ROTC recently traveled to Jacksonville, Florida as part of their annual naval orientation trip. The cadets toured the.... Read More
FrontPage News

Grimes calls for Stanford U. to undo coal decision

May 13, 2014 at 02:49 pm by admin

Technology & Science

GCHS student, Hunter Wilkerson, places first in precision machining

May 13, 2014 at 02:49 pm by admin

Graves County High School junior Hunter Wilkerson recently won first place in the Kentucky Skills USA precision machining competition in Louisville. He first won the district.... Read More
Education

Graves student to attend Governor School for the Arts

May 13, 2014 at 02:49 pm by admin

Graves County High School junior Tamia Fair expects to have the content for her best essay yet if and when a teacher asks her this fall to write the classic essay "What I Did.... Read More
Community and Regional News

Paducah Nuclear Waste Bill once again is defeated

May 13, 2014 at 02:49 pm by admin

Very few people in Paducah and McCracken County realize just how close they came to economic and environmental disaster from the 2014 General Assembly. Once again, Senator Le.... Read More
Community and Regional News

Paducah Sun editorial criticizing Medicaid expansion was off base;

May 13, 2014 at 02:49 pm by admin

Beshear sends the newspaper a response The Paducah Sun relied on incomplete and inaccurate information for an editorial Thursday that criticized Gov. Steve Beshear's expansio.... Read More
Education

Former music student remembered with memorial music award

May 13, 2014 at 02:49 pm by admin

MURRAY, Ky. — One short year ago Daniel Milam’s life was cut short. A tragic auto accident took the Murray State University music student’s life at the age of 24. While stud.... Read More
Community and Regional News

Kentucky Retirement System in a mess

May 13, 2014 at 02:49 pm by admin

FrontPage News

Legend of the Purple Chicken

May 13, 2014 at 02:49 pm by admin

It all started on a quiet Friday afternoon. It was one of those very rare times when all forces of the universe line up in perfect harmony I had a most perfect cup of vanilla.... Read More